Kit Lau, the designer behind the Acid Rain World line of figures and vehicles, has previewed what seem to be the pilots to the upcoming Laurel mecha unit... and they look awesome. The helmet is on the standard Acid Rain soldier figure, the first in a growing line. It will be interesting to see if this figure is the final design used for the Laurel pilot.If you're a fan of G.I.Joe or other 1:18 scale action figures, you'll really love these!

Kit Lau over at Acid Rain World has released images of two of the upcoming Bucks Team figures onto the Ori Toys Blog, the already-fan-favourite Bob and fellow team member Steel.

Bob has been hinted at and teased for months, with fans already making their own customs. Bob has a new feature to Acid Rain World figures and comes with a cloth accessory around his neck.Nice to see some helmet/ head options for Bob!

Steel has been previewed but not seen in colour before. Notice he also comes with a cloth accessory, this time around his waist - a bit like the old Star Wars Jawas of the 1970s!

Also in the preview today were 3 other Bucks Team members blurrily revealed in the background!So what do you think? Do you like the look of the blue/ grey?

Acid Rain World supreme head honcho Kit Lau put up two preview images of the upcoming Laurel mechs on his Instagram. These two appear in the Marine scheme rather than the Desert scheme that seems to be more popular. Also in the shot is the recently pre-orderable Raptor Speeder MK1.These look brutal and will be in high demand!

The rest of the weekend will pretty much be taken up with miniatures, so today I undertook something I've wanted to do for ages - customising and painting my first 1:18 scale action figure.I've tried it before and generally baulked at the painting stage and run away - but Acid Rain World and guys on the Facebook page gave me the courage to try!More after the jump...

A few weeks ago I delved into the world of Acid Rain, a heavily polluted world at war where men fight on foot on in mechs... who doesn't love mechs? Well I was so impressed with the offerings from this 1:18 action figure line that I took the plunge and bought one of their mechs - the Speeder !!.As a fan of GIJoe, the 1:18 scale is a favourite, so to have this kind of cool product out there is just a brilliant opportunity - but with the Speeder II running at $200 once you factor in postage, it's not cheap!So - was it worth it? More after the jump...

You might remember my post back in February blabbing about the Acid Rain figures and vehicles that were just hitting the internet.Designed by Kit Lau, the Acid Rain universe consists of transformable mechs and heavily protected pilots as they battle for territory in a destroyed environment.When I first saw the figures I was besotted, having been abandoned by Hasbro as they do their best to kill the GIJoe franchise.The prices from BBTS however meant that getting one figure from the US was going to cost $60.Luckily the Acid Rain Facebook group came to my rescue and told me about Robotica Toys in Malaysia where I wouldn't be paying $40 for postage AND I got them in a week!Interested in an unboxing? Read on after the jump...

Very excited to receive my "Acid Rain - The Last Line of Defence SOL Commander" today. brilliant figure, especially if you love your GI Joe!More to come on the unboxing... possibly with special guests!

Being loyal to GIJoe is pretty tough these days as Hasbro try their hardest to destroy a franchise that's now over 30 years old. People say there's no industriousness any more - well talk to Hasbro because they are working hard and getting it so SO wrong!Now you might think the death of GIJoe (there are no new figures slated for 2014) means the death knell to 1:18 (3 3/4 inch) scale figures - fear not Padwan, because the people over at Ori Toy now bring you Acid Rain World.

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